How many AP art students do you teach
Hello.
For context I’m concerned and already dreading next year because I have 28 students signed up for AP art. I was new at my school this year and this was the first year they had art it’s own section vs mixing AP. 28 students for me means they will have to be stacked with other classes as my classroom only fits 20 students at a time.
I work at a small school (28 teachers total with 26 next year). They just want to put everyone in AP art even though I keep telling them it’s intense, and meant for students who really like art and want to even consider art professionally. I explain that each week they are expected to do 2-5 hours of work outside of class (and I understand that much lower than some like my friend whose contract says 5-15)
Students can not take art in 9th grade. They let them use a middle school credit as highschool art so sometimes I only see kids in art 2 and then it’s AP art. We don’t have a 3 or pre AP.
Some of the kids enrolled right now are not even passing art two. I don’t understand. I am in contact with counselor and admin. I’m not looking for advice but more curious what yalls AP load is like.
I offer each section and choose for students based on their work if they are not sure. (2D, drawing, 3D)
As a celebration I did have 100% submit this year but I did do an extension for 3. I won’t do it again but I’m still learning from mistakes.